Of the 297 recommendations it received during its previous Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Lebanon supported 179. It did not provide a UPR mid-term report on the implementation of the recommendations. However, a civil society coalition composed of over 30 civil society organisations in Lebanon prepared and submitted a mid-term report in 2024, which includes an assessment of progress on the recommendations Lebanon received and provides its own set of recommendations to support implementation.
This report focuses on human rights online in Lebanon, specifically the situation relating to the recommendations concerning freedom of expression, digital inclusion, gender-based violence and marginalised groups. Another joint report by SMEX and Access Now provides additional information on cooperation with international human rights mechanisms, freedom of expression, data protection and the right to privacy, and attacks and harassment against bloggers, journalists, human rights defenders and political opposition.